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Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.007

Aphelion (Q)

2.167

Eccentricity (e)

0.365

Inclination (i)

6.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

730.3

Earth MOID

0.01973

U parameter

7.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-03-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03609

5398849

Maximum Brightness

19.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.2

mag

Diameter

24 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-02-25

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.587149

1-sigma variation

0.000716

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.365236

1-sigma variation

0.000281

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.3046

1-sigma variation

0.0037

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

347.5266

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

195.8021

1-sigma variation

0.0017

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

120.80186

1-sigma variation

0.08190

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.007465

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.166833

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.113149

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.024129

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.019735

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

730.3400

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.12220E-7	2.00758E-7	2.65185E-6	6.39470E-7	1.19158E-6	-5.86123E-5
e	2.00758E-7	7.86845E-8	1.03936E-6	2.50632E-7	4.67037E-7	-2.29723E-5
i	2.65185E-6	1.03936E-6	1.37293E-5	3.31058E-6	6.17045E-6	-3.03446E-4
Ω	6.39470E-7	2.50632E-7	3.31058E-6	7.98439E-7	1.48753E-6	-7.31733E-5
ω	1.19158E-6	4.67037E-7	6.17045E-6	1.48753E-6	2.78528E-6	-1.36356E-4
M	-5.86123E-5	-2.29723E-5	-3.03446E-4	-7.31733E-5	-1.36356E-4	6.70688E-3

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.209

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

24 - 50*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

227

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.613378

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-02-25.408395

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-03-10.40781

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

105 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2025DL8 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	2019-02-15 12:54	> 1 d	0.1972613	0.1432041	0.0180292
EARTH	2021-02-21 07:30	> 1 d	0.1247439	0.0840671	0.0135588
EARTH	2023-03-01 14:17	> 1 d	0.0622948	0.0402387	0.0074126
EARTH	2025-03-07 02:05	< 1 min	0.0337582	0.0336902	0.0000227
EARTH	2027-03-06 21:10	> 1 d	0.0360891	0.0201760	0.0061302
EARTH	2029-02-27 22:31	> 1 d	0.0705378	0.0357610	0.0116973
EARTH	2031-02-21 08:43	> 1 d	0.1317690	0.0911121	0.0135526

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
352.90327427	69.80910234	0.02046223	MINIMUM
181.50657709	262.45921855	1.16576951	SADDLE
2.62491414	263.91264003	2.00925949	SADDLE
180.93125950	82.06653211	3.16420227	MAXIMUM

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